Wehrey, Frederic M. <br/><br/>
Sectarian politics in the Gulf  from the Iraq war to the Arab uprisings / 
Frederic M. Wehrey. 
 - New York [N.Y. :  Columbia University Press,  (c)2014. 
 - 1 online resource (328 pages) 
 - Columbia studies in Middle East politics .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>The roots of sectarianism. Governance, society, and identity in the gulf --  The long shadow of the iranian revolution --  Bahrain. Debating participation: the Bahraini Shi'a and regional influences --  Sectarian balancing: the Bahraini Sunnis and a polarized parliament --  Into the abyss: the pearl roundabout uprising and its aftermath --  Saudi Arabia. Between loyalty and rejection: the Saudi Shi'a --  Under siege: the salafi and regime counter-mobilization --  Waving 'Uthman's shirt: Saudi Arabia's sectarian spring --  Kuwait. Renegotiating a ruling bargain: the Kuwaiti Shi'a --  Tilting toward repression: the Sunni opposition and the Kuwaiti regime --  A balancing act goes awry: sectarianism and Kuwait's mass protests. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780231536103 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Shī.Aah--Relations--Sunnites.<br/>Sunnites--Relations--Shī.Aah.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS247  / .S438 2014